Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 12.7% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Egypt instead of India, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.65
|
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.33
|
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.11
|
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.33
|
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.59
|
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.78
|
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.75
|
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.12
|
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.02
|
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.95
|
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.04
|
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
|
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